Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 169 - The Primordial Stone Maiden Transforms into Mortal (Revised)
Tianqiong Peak, the main peak of the Xuantian Sect, inside the main hall at the summit, Xu Lingzi walked slowly and respectfully bowed to an old man on a futon, saying, "Xu Lingzi, the Sect Leader of Tianqing, greets the Sect Leader."

The man before me is Yunxiaozi, the head of the Xuantian Sect and a Nascent Soul Venerable.

The old man on the futon opened his eyes and laughed, "We're all fellow disciples, why be so polite?"

Xu Lingzi still respectfully said, "The etiquette of the sect must not be abandoned."

"Haha, come on, back then everyone knew that the Azure Sword Immortal was the most wild and unruly." Yunxiaozi teased.

Xu Lingzi did not reply.

Seeing that Xu Lingzi didn't reply, Yun Xiaozi shook his head somewhat boredly: "Time really waits for no one. Even the Sword Immortal of yesteryear has become like this. Xu Lingzi, did you bring the items the sect needs?"

"It's been delivered." Xu Lingzi handed a storage bag to Yun Xiaozi.

Yunxiaozi opened it and glanced at it: "With this money, the sect can live a bit more comfortably."

"In addition, this is what Xuanzi needs." Xu Lingzi handed over the two Xuan Crystals of Heaven and Earth.

Yunxiaozi accepted it, nodded and said, "On behalf of the sect and Ying Xuanzi, I thank you, Xulingzi. You've worked hard."

Xu Lingzi politely replied, "The sect will bestow rewards upon you, so there's no need for the sect leader to express his gratitude."

"Ah, it's just a matter of a word." Yunxiaozi shook his head slightly. "Was there anything unexpected during this trip east?"

Xu Lingzi said, "There is one thing. I discovered a Crimson Sun Spirit Body in the Great Yan Kingdom and laid a foundation with the Dao Guidance. Such a talented person is worth accepting as a disciple. I humbly request the Sect Leader's permission!"

Yunxiaozi hesitated, not because Lin Le was unqualified, but because the Crimson Sun Spirit Body was considered a genius even in the Xuantian Sect, almost a Dao Lord candidate, and the sect had no reason to push him out.

However, it's just that following Xu Lingzi might not be very lucky. Although he has only taken in two true disciples so far, both of them died on the battlefield, and rumors have already started to circulate.

"Alright." In the end, Yunxiaozi agreed. After all, things shouldn't happen more than three times, and this time things might be different.

"Thank you, Sect Leader." Xu Lingzi bowed. "The next two days are considered auspicious days, and I intend to accept him into the sect at that time."

"Alright." Yunxiaozi nodded slightly. "Then I'll have the Internal Affairs Hall prepare everything needed. What is that child's cultivation level?"

"Foundation Building," Xu Lingzi said, his expression unchanged.

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At Tianqing Peak, Ling Muzhu showed Lin Le the cave dwelling and said, "Then I won't disturb your rest. If you need anything, go to your master's cave dwelling and call me. I'll always be there."

"Okay." Lin Le nodded, then seemed to sense something and turned his head to see a tall figure standing at the entrance of the cave.

Ling Muzhu also sensed it, turned her head and immediately said respectfully, "Master!"

The person who came was none other than Xu Lingzi, who had returned from Tianqiong Peak.

Lin Le also bowed respectfully and said, "Master."

Xu Lingzi nodded slightly: "Yes, it's good that you two are together. I have something for you to do."

Lin Le's expression shifted slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at Ling Muzhu beside him. Could it be that Xu Lingzi kidnapped him for Ling Muzhu? Otherwise, he could have just told him what was going on, instead of using the word "you".

Recalling the strange behavior when he met Ling Muzhu, Lin Le became even more certain of his guess.

"Come with me." Xu Lingzi didn't give the two a chance to refuse.

Neither of them would refuse. One was under someone else's roof and had no choice but to bow his head; the other was a Daoist boy of low status, so how could he refute the opinion of the sect leader?

Upon arriving at Xu Lingzi's cave, Xu Lingzi gestured and said, "Sit."

Lin Le and Ling Muzhu both sat down.

Xu Lingzi first looked at Lin Le: "Lin Le, right? Do you know what kind of physique you have?"

“The Crimson Sun Spirit Body,” Lin Le said.

“Yes and no.” Xu Lingzi shook his head. “Your condition is not as simple as a Red Sun Spirit Body.”

Lin Le remained silent, but inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, that old bastard hadn't noticed the existence of the Dragon Sparrow Martial Body; clearly, he didn't know much about it.

Xu Lingzi asked, "I ask you, is your Yang Spirit Root located at the position of your spine?"

"Yes." Lin Le nodded.

“Your condition is called a congenital yang body, which is similar to the condition of my Daoist disciple.” Xu Lingzi glanced at Ling Muzhu. “Although her yin spirit root is not located in the spine, it is in the uterus. Yin is the creation of the female, which is called Xuan Yin, and can be called a congenital yin body.”

"However, this is also why my Taoist acolyte's teeth are as thick as heavy stones, making it impossible for ordinary people to have sex with her."

"Born with a yin body, unable to have intercourse?" Lin Le glanced at Ling Muzhu with surprise. No wonder he seemed a little off when he saw her; it turned out that yin and yang were mutually attracted.

What was even more unexpected was that his senior sister was still a virgin, which explained why her legs were so tightly closed.

“Ah Le, one of the reasons I took you as my disciple was because of this,” Xu Lingzi said. “I would like to ask you to cultivate a secret technique with her.”

As he spoke, Xu Lingzi tapped Lin Le and Ling Muzhu on the forehead: "This secret technique is the Yin-Yang Intercourse Technique of Heaven and Earth. If you two learn it, you can make Yin and Yang rotate and create your own lives. The difficulties of my Daoist disciple and the stone maiden can also be easily resolved."

After understanding the information, Lin Le gave Xu Lingzi a deep look and said, "I will obey your orders, Master."

Ling Muzhu's face turned pale. This Yin-Yang Intercourse Technique, though it sounds nice, is actually a dual cultivation secret technique. She was going to cultivate with someone she had never met? How could that be allowed!

"Master, is there no other way?" Ling Muzhu asked, biting her red lips. "I don't necessarily need to have children."

Xu Lingzi looked at her coldly: "Do you want my benefactor to die out? As a woman, it is only natural for you to continue the family line!"

Ling Muzhu's face paled, and she lowered her head, saying, "Yes."

Xu Lingzi smiled and said, "There's no time to lose, you two should begin practicing this secret technique today!" Start today?! Ling Muzhu trembled.

Xu Lingzi stood up and said, "You two can stay here and work things out first. I'm going to the secret chamber to meditate."

After saying that, he disappeared.

Only Lin Le and Ling Muzhu remained in the empty room.

An awkward atmosphere filled the air. Lin Le played with the embroidered ball in her hand without saying a word, and Ling Muzhu also looked down at her toes—or rather, at her cleavage—without saying a word either.

After a long while, Ling Muzhu said, "Junior brother, could you go back and rest first? I still need to make some more preparations."

"Okay." Lin Le didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Lin Le left the room without any problems.

Not long after he left, Xu Lingzi suddenly appeared again, looked at Ling Muzhu and sighed.

"Master." Ling Muzhu stood up nervously.

“It’s alright. I know you’re from a mortal background, and some of your ethical views aren’t as free-spirited as those of us who cultivate the Tao.” Xu Lingzi waved his hand, looking disappointed. “It’s normal that you can’t accept it right away.”

Ling Muzhu lowered her head and remained silent.

"You go and rest first." Xu Lingzi turned around. "I'll go and talk to A Le about the apprenticeship."

Watching the vanished Xu Lingzi, Ling Muzhu slumped onto the stone chair, looking dejected.

Lin Le had just returned to his cave when he suddenly turned around and saw that Xu Lingzi had already appeared behind him.

"Master," Lin Le said respectfully.

"Hmm." Xu Lingzi handed a jade slip to Lin Le. "With your talent, you should be able to master the basics of cultivation in the next two days. With me covering for you, you shouldn't let anyone notice anything amiss when you enter the mountain gate."

Lin Le took it without suspicion and used his divine sense to read the information in the jade slip.

The jade slip contains a secret technique called the Mortal Transformation Technique, which allows one to reduce their cultivation level with minimal loss.

A chill ran through Lin Le's heart; this old bastard was trying to ruin his foundation!

"Why?" Lin Le asked, asking why Xu Lingzi wanted to lower his cultivation level.

“I know you’ve gone astray, and of course I’m doing this so that you can get back on the right path,” Xu Lingzi said sincerely, as if he were a good master who truly cared about his disciple.

"Then I thank you very much, Master," Lin Le said sincerely. As for what kind of feelings or intentions they were, the two of them both knew perfectly well.

Watching the Void Spirit suddenly disappear again, Lin Le slowly straightened up, his face expressionless.

In the quiet room, Lin Le internally observed his supernatural powers and found that his killing karma had soared to 230,000, demonstrating just how extensive the killings he had committed in Fengqiu City.

The merits accumulated in the underground path haven't changed much, only slowly increasing to eight thousand.

We need to find a way to scrape together the money.

Lin Le looked at the Earthly Merit Path. One lotus seed takes twenty-seven years, enough for him to cultivate to the Golden Core stage.

But that's not enough; he's still a whole Nascent Soul Realm below Xu Lingzi.

'110,000 merits from the earthly path require matching resources.'

Lin Le let out a soft breath, unsure if there was enough time.

Finally, looking at the merits of humanity, which were originally only over 50,000, they increased by more than 250,000 after the cleansing of Fengqiu City and the extermination of the Zhao family.

But sensing something was wrong, Lin Le transferred the cash from 100,000 human merits to Qing Li.

So he now has just over 210,000 left.

Transformation Technique, Intercourse Technique of Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth
Having set his goals, Lin Le began using humanitarian merit.

There are two paths to take, one is the path of accumulating merit through the underground means, and the other is the path of seeking.

Ten thousand acts of human virtue are consumed, and a single thought lasts for twenty-seven years.

The Transformation Technique was just a simple secret technique. Lin Le spent three years cultivating it to perfection, and then another two years refining it to the Great Perfection.

After that, Lin Le began to rack his brains about how to deceive Xu Lingzi and make him truly believe that he had lowered his cultivation level. The many spells he had learned before quickly gave him some inspiration.

Finally, in the twenty-seventh year, based on the Transformation Technique and supplemented by Transformation Technique, Breath Concealment Technique, and other spells, he successfully created a spell called the Spirit Transfer Heavenly Treasure Technique.

Opening his eyes, Lin Le activated the Spirit Transference Technique. Within the three secret realms, the Qiankun Ring, the Hun Tian Ling, and the Yin Yang Twin Swords all merged into Lin Le's Golden Core, or rather, Lin Le's Golden Core merged into the magical artifacts.

Lin Le's aura outside also rapidly decreased. In just a few breaths, his aura was already like that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, as the three magic treasures turned, Lin Le's aura rapidly increased to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage.

After confirming that the Spirit Transfer Technique was exactly as he had imagined, Lin Le breathed a sigh of relief, having overcome the first hurdle.

After all, who would have thought that someone would entrust their cultivation to a magical artifact?

Lin Le felt the joy emanating from his three natal magic weapons, and a slight smile appeared on his lips; it was an unexpected delight.

The interaction between the Golden Core and his natal magic weapon caused their rank to improve a hundred times faster than before, which would save him a lot of resources.

(End of this chapter)